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Choose ONLY ONE question/ one item from the 75 questions /items. Then give the answer to
the question and the explanation for your answer. = You have to explain why the answer is A,B,C
or D. You are not allowed to choose the questions that other class members have given the answer
to.

Directions: The items in this part have four underlined words or phrases, (A), (B), (C), or (D).
You must identify the one underlined expression that must be changed for the sentence to be
correct.

1. A five-thousand-dollars reward was offered for the capture of the escaped

A B C D
criminals.

2. The equipment in the office was badly in need of to be repaired.

A B C D

3. A liter is one of the metric measurements, aren’t they?

A B C D

4. We thought he is planning to go on vacation after the first of the month.

A B C D

5. There are a large supply of pens and notebooks in the storeroom to the left of
A B C D
the library entrance.

6. The president refuses to accept either of the four new proposals made by the
A B C D
contractors.

7. The officials object to them wearing long dresses for the inaugural dance
A B C
at the country club.
D

8. Janet is finally used to cook on an electric stove after having a gas one
A B C
for so long.
D

9. He knows to repair the carburetor without taking the whole car apart.
A B C D

10. Stuart stopped to write his letter because he had to leave for the hospital.
A B C D

11. She must retyping the report before she hands it in to the director of financing.
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A B C D

12. How much times did Rick and Jennifer have to do the experiment before they
A B
obtained the results they had been expecting?
C D
13. Dresses, skirts, shoes, and children’s clothing are advertised at great reduced
A B C D
prices this weekend.

14. Mary and her sister just bought two new winters coats at the clearance sale.
A B C D

15. A lunch of soup and sandwiches do not appeal to all of the students.
A B C D

16. Some of us have to study their lessons more carefully if we expect to pass
A B C D
this examination.

17. Mr. Peters used to think of hisself as the only president of the company.
A B C D

18. The instructor advised the students for the procedures to follow in writing
A B C D
the term paper.

19. Although both of them are trying to get the scholarship, she has the highest
A B C D
grades.

20. The new technique calls for heat the mixture before applying it to the wood.
A B C D

21. The pilot and the crew distributed the life preservers between the twenty
A B C
frantic passengers.
D

22. The Department of Foreign Languages are not located in the new building
A B C
opposite the old one.
D

23. The Nobel Prize winner, accompanied by her husband and children, are
A B
staying in Sweden until after the presentation
C D
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24. Neither of the scout leaders know how to trap wild animals or how to prepare them
A B C
for mounting.
D

25. Those of you who signed up for Dr. Daniel’s anthropology class should get their
A B C
books as soon as possible.
D

26. Each of the students in the accounting class has to type their own research paper
A B C D
this semester.

27. Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the
A B C D
festivities.

28. They are going to have to leave soon, and so do we.

A B C D

29. All the students are looking forward spending their free time relaxing in the sun
A B C D
this summer.

30. After driving for twenty miles, he suddenly realized that he has been driving
A B C
in the wrong direction.
D

31. When Cliff was sick with the flu, his mother made him to eat chicken soup
A B C
and rest in bed.
D

32. My cousin composes not only the music, but also sings the songs for the
A B C
major Broadway musicals.
D

33. The geology professor showed us a sample about volcanic rock which dated
A B C
back seven hundred years.
D
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34. The girl whom my cousin married was used to be a chorus girl for the Rockettes
A B C D
in Radio City Music Hall in New York.

35. Ralph has called his lawyer last night to tell him about his problems, but was
A B
told that the lawyer had gone to a lecture.
C D

36. Some bumper stickers are very funny and make us laugh, yet another can make
A B C
us angry because of their ridiculousness.
D
37. I put my new book of zoology here on the desk a few minutes ago, but
A B C
I cannot seem to find it.
D

38. Marta being chosen as the most outstanding student on her campus
A B C
made her parents very happy.
D

39. Jane said she would borrow me her new movie camera if I wanted to use it
A B C
on my trip to Europe.
D

40. The lion has long been a symbol of strength, power, and it is very cruel.
A B C D

41. All the scouts got theirselves ready for the long camping trip by spending
A B C
their weekends living in the open.
D

42. Nobody had known before the presentation that Sue and her sister will receive
A B C
the awards for outstanding scholarship.
D

43. The results of the test proved to Fred and me that we needed to study harder
A B C
and watch less movies on television if we wanted to receive scholarships.
D
44. Most Americans would not be happy without a color television, two cars,
A B C
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and working at an extra job.
D

45. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh was the first to fly solo nonstop from New York
A B
to Paris in such short time.
C D

46. Until his last class at the university in 1978, Bob always turns in all of his
A B C
assignments on time.
D

47. When I last saw Janet, she hurried to her next class on the other side of the
A B C
campus and did not have time to talk.
D

48. Before we returned from swimming in the river near the camp, someone had stole
A B
our clothes, and we had to walk back with our towels around us.
C D

49. Patrick was very late getting home last night, and unfortunately for him,
A B
the dog barking woke everyone up.
C D

50. He has been hoped for a raise for the last four months, but his boss is reluctant
A B
to give him one.
C D

51. The main divisions of geologic time, called eras, are subdivided in periods.
A B C D
52. All root vegetables grow underground, and not all vegetables that grow underground are roots.
A B C D
53. The process of fermentation takes place only in the absent of oxygen.
A B C D
54. Transfer taxes are imposed on the sell or exchange of stocks and bonds.
A B C D
55. Oceanic islands have been separated from the mainland for too long that they have evolved
A B C
distinctive animal populations.
D
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56. Certain species of penicillin mold are used to ripe cheese.

A B C D
57. Many of the important products obtained from trees, one of the most important is wood pulp,
A B C
which is used in paper-making.
D
58. Perhaps mankind’s first important musical influence were the songs of birds.
A B C D
59. Sharks can detect minute electrical discharges coming from its prey.
A B C D
60. Commercially honey is heated and filtered in order to stabilize and clarify it.
A B C D
61. The various parts of the body require so different surgical skills that many surgical specialties
A B C D
have developed.
62. The wood of the rosewood tree is used to do fine musical instruments.
A B C D
63. A Chemical engineering is based on the principles of physics, chemists, and mathematics.
A B C D
64. Ballet performers must be believable actors and actresses as well as experts dancers.
A B C D
65. Venus, the second planet from the Sun, is exactly almost the same size as the Earth.
A B C D
66. P.T.Barnum opened his own circus in 1871 and become the most famous showman of his time.
A B C D
67. Sheep have been domesticated for over 5,000 years ago.
A B C D
68. Duke University in North California has an outstanding collecting of documents concerning
A B C
Southern history.
D
69. Most modern barns are both insulated, ventilated, and equipped with electricity.
A B C D
70. Needles are simple – looking tools, but they are very relatively difficult to make.
A B C D
71. Ducks are less susceptible to infection than another types of poultry.
A B C D

72. Abigail Adams’ letters to her husband present a graphic picture of the age which she lived.
A B C D
73. Viscosity is a measurement describing the relative difficulty or easy with which liquids flow.
A B C D
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74. Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior can only be reached by the boat.
A B C D
75. The tools used most often by floral designers are the knives, scissors, and glue gun.
A B C D